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Financial Institutions and Enforcement

The Financial Institutions Regulation and Enforcement Group at Skadden regularly advises on the full range of regulatory, enforcement and legislative matters affecting , thrifts, securities firms, funds, nonbank lenders, companies and other firms.

Our clients frequently call on us to on investigations and We also represent global financial institutions on cross-border resolutions of actions by federal and state regulatory agencies, compliance and enforcement matters, including examinations, , capital raising and corporate trans- internal investigations, voluntary disclosures, and the resolution of actions, and formations. We also advise on compliance with administrative and enforcement proceedings involving federal and Dodd-Frank regulatory reform and related , state regulatory agencies and enforcement. Our attorneys are including regarding Volcker Rule, resolution planning and enhanced experienced in a wide variety of matters involving cross-border anti- prudential standards. Skadden has experience working with every money laundering, economic sanctions, banking secrecy and data major U.S. federal and state regulator of financial services, as well protection compliance matters. as the financial regulators of many European . Skadden monitors legislative developments in the U.S. Congress, The group regularly advises clients in ongoing developments including proposals for restructuring and reforming the financial affecting the financial sector, including in connection with regula- regulatory regime. We also continue to counsel clients on all aspects tory enforcement actions, civil and criminal investigations, troubled of financial regulatory reform, including advising on the implemen- banks and the FDIC, private investment, legislative proposals tation of the Dodd-Frank Act and on transactional and compliance and subprime-related litigation. responses to the act.

Skadden has represented clients in civil and criminal investigations, Skadden was named The American ’s 2018 White Collar/ enforcement and applications involving economic sanctions, the Regulatory Litigation Department of the Year. We were named Secrecy Act and other anti-money laundering requirements, the Bank Financial Services Regulatory Team of the Year at the 2017 Inter- Holding Company Act, Change in Bank Control Act, Home Owners’ national Financial Law Review Americas Awards, and we received Act, fair lending and , privacy regula- a 2017 USA Award for Excellence for having the nation’s tions, the Community Reinvestment Act, securities and commodities top Securities and Financial Services Regulation practice. Skadden trading practices, government ethics rules and similar matters. was once again one of only five firms recognized in the Sanctions Law Firm of the Year — USA category at the WorldECR 2017 awards. Our practice is ranked in the top tier by U.S. News — Best Best Law Firms and IFLR1000. Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business has repeatedly ranked Skadden and our attorneys for our financial regulatory work in the areas of bank- ing, consumer finance and financial institutions M&A.

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